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Fox family seek legal advice to stop rumours over Premier’s fall
The family of trucking magnate Lindsay Fox sought legal advice over whether to sue an obscure Queensland website that posted rumours implicating the family in the Premier’s fall.
COVID-19 CRISIS
Border Force on alert for fake vaccines as ACCC warns of scams
Scammers pretend to be researchers conducting surveys on vaccines, seeking personal information including Medicare numbers, driver’s licences and other details. Others are soliciting investments in Pfizer.
Opinion
India
Australia is a beacon of multiculturalism. How did it lose its humanity?
It’s horrifying to see the ease with which leaders propose sending Australians to Christmas Island – at a detention centre so awful it’s meant to deter asylum seekers.
Latika Bourke
Journalist
‘My first love’: Letters from four prominent Australians to their mothers
In honour of Mother’s Day, Jacqui Lambie, Christie Whelan Browne, Sunny Leunig and Turia Pitt write heartfelt letters for their mums.
40 Mother’s Day bakes you can make from pantry staples
Eggs, butter, flour, sugar and not much else. For a last-minute treat, these cakes will make mum’s day.
Opinion
Editorial
Mother’s Day is more relevant than ever
Let us not forget Mother’s Day was originally conceived, in 1908, to recognise the sacrifices mothers make, both for their children and for society at large.
Method or madness: Teague's plan for Blues to kick goals
David Teague says his Blues are more suited to a high-scoring style. While it’s debatable if this philosophy can deliver finals success, there is one legendary coach backing him.
Kennett wants Mitchell to coach ‘one day’ but no guarantees
Jeff Kennett has staked out Hawthorn’s position on Sam Mitchell succeeding Alastair Clarkson: Kennett would like Mitchell to coach in the future but there are no guarantees.
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Social media
Meet the Australian on Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’
Law professor Nicolas Suzor is one of 20 global experts who decide whether the social media giant’s content decisions are right or not.
Opinion
Budgeting
The five most common money mistakes
You don’t have to be a financial genius to secure your financial future. You just have to know a few tips and tricks … and adopt the right attitude.
Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon
Money contributor
Opinion
Money Makeover
I invested in shares for the first time this week. This is how I did it
Hundreds of thousands of Aussies are dipping their toe into the sharemarket for the first time. Here’s how to join the investing revolution.
Jessica Irvine
Senior economics writer
Amie went into her fifth labor with every reason to feel anxious
“If it wasn’t for the Baggarrook program and the emotional support they also provided us, I don’t think we would have gotten through this pregnancy emotionally unscathed like we have.”
Opinion
Political leadership
Crisis? What crisis? When power and criticism collide
Public criticism is dismissed as partisan, brushed aside because of who said it – regardless of whether it is accurate. The problem bedevils governments at all levels, whoever is in power.
Jon Faine
Journalist
Eating for better heart health, bread and butter included
For many of us, bread and butter are among life’s greatest pleasures. And the pairing may be harmful to our heart depending on how we eat it – and how often.
WEEKEND READS
It’s time we moved beyond breakfast in bed for mum
The mums I know would prefer to go to the pub or cafe, be taken somewhere new or scoff madly at the idea of anyone doing anything for Mother’s Day.
Melbourne’s green heart, the Royal Botanic Gardens, is 175 this year
The gardens, established by the river by Governor Gipps in 1846, have celebrations and surprises in store for visitors this year
Local
Airborne COVID-19: Air quality a focus in new advice on spread
Experts call for focus on airborne virus spread, with one saying ‘you could be washing your hands until the cows come home and you could still get COVID-19’.
Pop-up bike lanes ripped up, stalled despite cycling growth
Pop-up bike lanes planned at the height of COVID-19 to accommodate a huge increase in cycling have been ripped up or stalled in Melbourne’s inner-north, due to internal council politics and construction delays.
Toughest lockdown? Melbourne’s grim 2020 in a global context
Blunt lockdown comparisons can be misleading, so The Sunday Age turned to the University of Oxford to put Melbourne and Australia in context.
Teenager mourned after stabbing death at basketball stadium
Friends and family are mourning the loss of a 17-year-old boy who was stabbed at a junior basketball game in Melbourne’s west on Friday night.
Updated
Courts
Truck driver who hit pedestrians in Southbank walks after getting bail
CCTV footage played in court showed the pedestrians and delivery driver falling on top of each other after they were hit by the back of the truck.
AFL 2021
Noble to call umpires seeking clarity on contentious decisions
North Melbourne coach David Noble says he will make a phone call to the umpires to better understand several contentious calls made during the match against Collingwood.
Updated
‘It’s better to win’, says relieved Buckley as De Goey’s performance whets appetite
Nathan Buckley says the Magpies’ only expectation of Jordan De Goey is that he works hard to get the best out of himself after his six-goal performance against the Kangaroos.
Politics
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Federal budget
Woman-friendly budget: Funding for domestic violence prevention, health
The focus on women comes after a difficult three months in which the Morrison government was rocked by allegations of sexual assault, poor treatment of women in Parliament.
Business
Insurers upgrade home fire claims coverage
Exclusions will be standardised to cover heat, ash, smoke or soot damage within 100 metres of an insured address.
World
India COVID deaths hit record high as stricter lockdowns imposed
India on Saturday reported its highest ever single-day COVID-19 death toll, as cases continued to rise and states imposed stricter lockdowns.
Opinion
Bill and Melinda Gates: a modern twist on the marriage plot
Jacqueline Maley
Columnist and senior journalist
Why Slater unloaded on the PM
Peter FitzSimons
Columnist and author
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Property bydomain
'No easy answers': Bushfire rebuild plans delayed by COVID building boom
Bushfire survivors are being forced to wait for up to two years to rebuild as the property boom fuels a shortfall in builders and building supplies.
'Easy way out': Home buyer schemes do little for supply, experts warn
The government will go guarantor on more loans for first-home buyers and single parents, and expand super savings for homes. But who is being left behind?
Life & Culture
The Hemsworths hit peak Byron Bay with their White Party
It appears when you invite a Hemsworth to your party, an entire village of shiny, perfect, rich people turn up.
Sport
Kennett wants Mitchell to coach ‘one day’ but no guarantees
Jeff Kennett has staked out Hawthorn’s position on Sam Mitchell succeeding Alastair Clarkson: Kennett would like Mitchell to coach in the future but there are no guarantees.
Port wear prison bars to sing song after Showdown win
Ken Hinkley described the decision to wear the forbidden black-and-white heritage jumpers as “a show of respect” and not a statement against the AFL or Collingwood.
Method or madness: Teague's plan for Blues to kick goals
David Teague says his Blues are more suited to a high-scoring style. While it’s debatable if this philosophy can deliver finals success, there is one legendary coach backing him.
‘Like it’s my first’: Hamilton celebrates his 100th pole
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton became the first F1 driver to take 100 pole positions after lapping fastest for Mercedes in Spanish Grand Prix qualifying.
‘Clearly the best side’: High praise for undefeated Dees
John Longmire’s men have played three of last year’s top four so and this year’s only undefeated side so he is as well qualified as any to make an assessment of this season’s leading contenders.
Barty finally loses on clay as Sabalenka claims crown
The world No.1 had not lost in 16 matches on clay courts but Aryna Sabalenka overpowered Ash Barty to win the Madrid Open.
‘Games will go ahead’: Coates shuts down cancellation talk
IOC vice-president John Coates said there was no ‘hypotheticals’ being entertained as he backed a vaccine program plus health protocols to see Tokyo succeed.
Have Your Say
We’re not talking footy, we’re playing it
It’s what media and fans are not talking about this season that says most about the game’s evolution.
Greg Baum
Sports columnist
